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Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response enhanced CBT gains in chronic pain

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.11.3.79

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    M R Naylor

    Dr M R Naylor, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA; magdalena.naylor@vtmednet.org

    QUESTION

    In patients with chronic pain who have completed a pain coping skills programme, does Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response (TIVR) enhance maintenance of treatment gains?

    METHODS

    Design:

    randomised controlled trial.

    Allocation:

    unclear allocation concealment.

    Blinding:

    unblinded.

    Follow-up period:

    8 months.

    Setting:

    university hospital in Vermont, USA.

    Patients:

    55 patients ⩾18 years of age (mean age 46 y, 84% women) who had chronic musculoskeletal pain for ⩾6 months with severity scores ⩾4 out of 10 and had completed 11 weeks of group cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) for pain management. Exclusion criteria included cancer-related pain, awaiting surgery, mental illness, and cognitive or hearing impairment.

    Intervention:

    TIVR for 4 months plus usual care …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: National Institute of Drug Addiction; National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Diseases; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.